So, we booked a few nights in the Catalina State Park, where electricity flows like water, and water flows like that, too. With electric heaters at our disposal, we can keep inside temps reasonable overnight.

We uncovered the surge protector and the lock. The next ten minutes was a vocational aptitude test that indicated none. Annie walked away and remembered how we did it a year ago, last time we sucked power from an outlet.

With hot showers for the taking and cheesy romance novels in the book swap, forward our mail to Easy Street, The Park, Arizona.

Man oh man.....six years of living there and we never saw temps that low. Guess we picked the right winter to leave! You probably don't want to know that we're enjoying temps in the mid 80's during the day and dipping down to about 60 overnight.

We did have many nights when we first arrived here that went down to 29 or so. And I did not handle it well. And that's WITH a combo of propane heat, electric heat and heated mattress pad & blanket. So in my book you deserve a freaking award for dealing with that!

We really enjoyed Catalina. Apparently we were at the 4th Avenue street fair the same time you guys were..surprised we didn't run into you!I hear ya, sister. We didn't sign up for this cold weather. We both said shorts & flip-flops for us, and we are bundled up here in California :(

Weather is just weird everywhere -- January 11th and for two days we've had temps above 50!! This time of the year when I was a kid we were hip deep in the white stuff -- well, maybe not that much, but snow is the norm for mid-January HERE, not in southern CA, etc. where they seem to be getting it in spades! Hope the big chill won't last long there in your neck of the woods. Stay warm! :)

OH come on suck it up. Or really this does suck!There isn't any better stuff further south either. I don't do this kind of cold and I don't do extreme heat. I went out there about and hour ago I thought I was transported back to the east coast. Maybe finishing that box of wine will help

Sometimes you just have to bite the bit, or in this case 110. I have two electric heaters pointed at me, three layers of clothing, a fleece blanket, the electric blanket warming the bed and turn on the propane furnace when my nose starts to freeze. I'm heading south of the equator much earlier next year. Stay warm ducks.

Northern IN (LaGrange, about 10 miles south of MI state line)... We've had minimal snow, which is fine by me--I'm NOT fond of shoveling it--but it's probably not a good thing when you think about the long term; drought conditions here were pretty nasty much of last summer, and this lack of snow can't be helping the overall water table. By the way, I'm here ONLY because of family ties; parts of my heart are in a variety of other far-flung places. :)

I don't know what to tell you. Feel bad. No, really.It's below freezing here, but that's expected. At least there are places where you can go to "plug in". Take extra long showers. Why not?Otherwise, bundle up.

A YEAR since you had plug in electric? Really?? Fantastic. I hear if you move on over to California it's in the upper 80's. And you'll be happy to know that on the Disney bus the driver and a passenger assured each other global warming was not a true fact.

Flagstaff? a mere 6 below this morning--for my friend up in Hopi? 17 below,, the lowest temp in the state! I'm glad you went somewhere with hookups & can be a bit warmer. Nothing in the desert to retain heat & no cloud cover to help. So, for me--I'm in triple layers. It's a charming look. I'm thinking of trying out for the Michelin Tire mascot job.

Why, oh why did we think Arizona was warm? -17° is the temperature at which all life disintegrates. It's in a textbook, written by a Disney bus driver and his passenger.

Right, Sue, we did pass that. I would like to check it out.

Sherry, I feel relieved to hear this about global climate change. It may have been recently discussed by the experts on talk radio. Yeah, we were in a somber little RV park in Orange, Texas last time we hooked up. No boondocking there, and an armload of cremains to dispose of.

Why not? Why not! At least the Sun is still up there in the blue sky, Bob, and there are some beautiful mountains to stare at. And, I have extra clothes.

Sharon, I'd take 62°. But, that means I'd have to take Ft. Worth, and I'm not ready for that kind of commitment. Truthfully, I'd rather be here in the desert, too, just as soon as it knocks this stuff off.

Chris: RAZZBERRY Where abouts are you these days?

Me too, Karen - thanks!

Karen S., Annie's "people" are in IN, too, but at the south end. Neither Annie's heart nor her body are there.

I hear ya! After a winter in Oregon (don't ask), a spring in Washington and a summer in Alaska (I know, what were we thinking. Not, I guess) we too were lured to Arizona! Having learned from the past we even made sure to pick a low elevation and whatdidweget...28F last night!! On top of that I got the flu, after 10 years of not even as much as a cold!Arizona.. bah humbug!

Oh tickle me silly you are COLDER than we are!! 16 degrees.....argh!! That's duck-unfriendly for sure. I just read your blog a little while after writing mine complaining about the exact same thing. Come back AZ heat!!Nina